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When there is work to be done you have to use the best tools for the job, and the one that is fit for purpose. Hilux. It is the Benchmark Rebuilt in a new generation body shape, packed with new technology, safety features and performance. If you are a tradie you know the value of reputation, so stick with what is tried and trusted. Click here to learn more.

Great progress is being made with the The Wakefield Caffeine Crew's Relay for Life Project, the BMG Mini restoration.

Nick Harrison (left), the teams panel beater, is very busy with the daunting task of making a silk purse out of a sows ear.

Back in the 1970s there was very little rust protection, hence the inside of all the panels never saw any paint or any form of rust inhibitor. But that doesn't phase Nick, being a very experienced tradesman he is right up there for the task.

It always amazes us what a panel beater can do with a welder, hammer and dolly (and that is the steel one not a two legged one).

Bowater Motor Group through Bowater Toyota have supplied the Wakefield Restoration Team with a number of new panels. Recently John Bruce acquired the project another old Mini body from which the team have scavenged a number of salvageable panels that Nick will fit and weld into place, speeding up the process as replacement is often a whole lot quicker than repair.

The BMG Mini Project team would thank Steve and Wendy from Wakefield Auto Services Ltd for the loan of their salvage trailer to transport the body to Nick's workshop and the remainder of the body to the dump. This is a very big task and will take some time to complete.

Tony Johnston is having one of his Sun City Paint and Panel men come out to Nick’s to help him over the Christmas period – thanks Tony.

From Nick’s workshop, the body will be transported to Sun City Paint and Panel Ltd to have its paint job carried out.

Tony has arranged for $2000 worth of paint to be donated from his supplier Automotive Colours Ltd from Christchurch that he will paint the car with.

Meanwhile experienced upholsterers Mortimer’s Auto Upholstery are lining up their part in the BMG Mini Restoration project, and have made a start on the renewal of all of the upholstery throughout the car. Broken seat springs and welds are also being repaired before painting prior to being reupholstered.

Finally the Caffeine Crew team of Bob Croy, John Bruce, Martin Reid ,Dal Stewart ,Chris Tonkin, Nick Harrison and Colin Ryder wish you all a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year and we all look forward to you buying plenty of raffle tickets for the completed BMG Mini in June 2013 - all proceeds will be going to the nelson Cancer Society, so start saving your pennies now for this great opportunity, and very worth while cause.

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Supporting the Brook Sanctuary

The Brook Sanctuary is returning nature to the Nelson Region. They are undertaking a very ambitious and visionary project, and amongst other very important projects they are currently working on raising funds to place a 14km predator-proof fence that will create a 700ha native wildlife experience close to Nelson’s city centre.

The Bowater Motor Group are right behind them on this project, and we have injected our own support during the initial public fundraising phase of the project by enabling them to have a campaign office downtown in the heart of Nelson.

Click here to go to the Brook Sanctuary section of the BMG website where you can learn more about the Sanctuary as well as catch up the news and events.

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Meet Our Team

Steve Webster moved here with his wife Gail and then two teenage daughters from London in the UK at the end of 2012. He came to Nelson after a varied career culminating in working for the NHS (National Health Service) as Technical Projects Manager. He joined us bringing with him an excitement for discovering a new lifestyle, making new friends and growing business networks in a brand new town.

He is an old fashioned kind of guy, with a love of old fashioned customer service - pop down for a coffee or tea and have a chat to Steve, he will get you into your dream vehicle easier than you ever thought. Click here to learn more about Steve, or to contact him directly.